Shareef O’Neal will become a Tiger. The former Bruin revealed in an interview Friday that he is heading to LSU to continue his basketball career after leaving UCLA men’s basketball earlier this season. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s basketball redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal announced during an interview at NBA All-Star Weekend that he intends to transfer to LSU. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 12:22 a.m. Cody Riley finished regulation with eight points in 17 minutes. In overtime alone, however, the redshirt sophomore forward put up 11 points that lifted the Bruins to a comeback victory. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Cody Riley shot 9-of-10 from the field for 19 points Thursday night, making him UCLA men’s basketball’s second-leading scorer in its overtime win against Washington State. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins will come home to a few familiar opponents. UCLA men’s basketball (13-11, 6-5 Pac-12) will play Washington State (14-10, 5-6) on Thursday and Washington (12-12, 2-9) on Saturday in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith scored a total of 39 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s games against Washington and Washington State in early January. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin staff)
The 3-point shot was falling early for both teams, but it was the Bruin defense that made the difference down the stretch. UCLA men’s basketball (13-11, 6-5 Pac-12) upset No. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith led UCLA men’s basketball with 15 points against No. 23 Arizona on Saturday. Smith also led the team in turnovers, with six. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
“Out of Bounds” is the Daily Bruin’s newly revived sports podcast. On this week’s show, Sports editor Sam Connon and Daily Bruin senior staffer Ryan Smith discuss UCLA men’s basketball’s turnaround weekend, recruiting news surrounding UCLA football during National Signing Day, a rough bump in the road for UCLA women’s basketball and what the future of the show could hold. Read more...
The Bruins failed to guard the perimeter and got burned as a result. UCLA men’s basketball (12-11, 5-5 Pac-12) fell short in the desert Thursday night, losing to Arizona State (14-8, 5-4) 84-66. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Cody Riley led UCLA men’s basketball with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting in the team’s road loss to Arizona State on Thursday. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin staff)
Taking care of the basketball is the focus for coach Mick Cronin and the Bruins. UCLA men’s basketball (12-10, 5-4 Pac-12) will hit the road after two consecutive victories to take on Arizona State (13-8, 4-4) – in a matchup between the two worst 3-point shooting teams in the conference – Thursday and No. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith leads UCLA men’s basketball with 12.7 points per game while playing 26.4 minutes per contest. Smith is shooting 48% from the field. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
